Introducing new faculty members

The following are among the new faculty members on the Hilltop Campus. Others will be introduced periodically in this space.

Robert Goldstein, Ph.D., joins the Olin School of Business as assistant professor of finance.

Matthew Liao-Troth, Ph.D., joins the Olin School of Business as visiting assistant professor of organizational behavior.

Todd Milbourn, Ph.D., joins the Olin School of Business as assistant professor of finance. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Augustana College in 1991 and a doctorate from Indiana University in 1995.

Tava Lennon Olsen, Ph.D., joins the Olin School of Business as associate professor of operations and manufacturing management.

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Cultural celebration Hamenaz Tofangdar (left), graduate student in Asian and Near Eastern language, teaches a Persian dance to juniors Angela Corless and Kara Chan. The dance demonstration was part of Cultural Celebration Week, Feb. 11-17. The event was sponsored by Campus Y, Student Union and YWCA of Metro St. Louis.

Isserman nominations sought; due March 2

Nominations are being sought for the Rabbi Ferdinand M. Isserman Prize, which recognizes a student at the University who has made a significant contribution in leadership and service to ecumenical or interfaith activities on campus.

This award was established to honor the life of the late Isserman, the distinguished rabbi and author who was actively involved in social and interfaith issues locally, nationally and internationally.

Nominees must be full-time sophomore, junior, senior or graduate students at the University.
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Missouri Court of Appeals to hold special session at School of Law

The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District will hold a special session in the School of Law's Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom from 9:15-11:45 a.m. Monday.

The public is invited to hear oral arguments in five cases ranging from a convicted murderer seeking a new trial to a driver involved in a car accident while attending to her choking baby.

The court periodically holds sessions in law schools as part of an educational program.

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Obituaries

Herbert Autenrieth, former gatekeeper at Tyson Research Center, died Feb. 12, 2001. He was 101.
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William H. Masters, M.D., who with his research collaborator and former wife Virginia Johnson Masters revolutionized sexual therapy and research, died Feb. 16, 2001, at the Tucson Medical Center Hospice in Tucson, Ariz., of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 85.
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Mood and health study seeks participants

The Department of Psychology in Arts & Sciences is seeking volunteers to participate in a study looking at the effects of depression on the immune system.

To qualify for the study, volunteers should be currently experiencing feelings of sadness or depression, loss of interest in enjoyable activities, and have noticed changes in eating, sleeping or concentration.

If eligible after a telephone screening, volunteers will make one or two visits to the laboratory, each lasting approximately 2 1/2 hours. Each volunteer will undergo an interview about mood and behavior, complete questionnaires, routine blood tests, and measurements for blood pressure, height, weight, waist and hips.

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